Shaft-tug



ARRIGAN. FT TUG.

(No Model.)

J. D. H

1 S-HA No. 527,173. Patented, Oct. 9, 1894.

- Inventor Attorney.

Witnesses:

' To all whom it may concern.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAY D. ,HARRIGAN, OF GOUVERNEUR, NEW YOItK.

' SHAFT-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent I \l'0.527,173, datedOctober 9, 1894.

' Application filed July 10, 1894. Serial lie/517,105. (No model.)

Be it-known that I, JAY D. HARRIGAN, of Gouverneur, in the county of St.Lawrence, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Shaft-Tugs, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and

exact description.

My invention relates to shaft tugs and the object is to hold or clampthe thills securely and firmly in place so as to prevent chafing andrattling and consequently also preventing wear upon the thills.

To this end my invention consists in the combination with a shaft-tug,of a lever pivoted intermediate of its length to the lower side of thetug .and having its upper end curved to lie and bear against the thillor shaft, and a strap connected with the lower end of sgiill lever topress the upper end against the t i In the drawings Figure 1 is a frontview of the tug and the clamp connected thereto with the shaft in thetug shown in cross-section,

and Fig. 2 is a side view of the tug with the shaft and straps removedtherefrom.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A is the thill or shaft, and Bis the tug with the shaft held therein. The tug is preferably made ofmetal and consists of an irregular shaped ring or loop secured to thestrap, 0, connected to the gig-saddle D. Said tug is connected to thestrap bya buckle, d, held in an eye in the upper part of the tug, and,inorder to admit the buckle into the eye easily I have made the upperwall, b, of the eye removable from the tug, or in other words, after thewall or cap is put through the buckle it is placed in position on thetug and screwed or riveted thereto by rivets passing through the saidparts on each side of the eye. The strap,

C, also passes through a series of eyes, b, b, b, on the outside of thetug to hold it firmly in place.

E is the lever or clamp for the thill, A, pivoted intermediate of itslength to the lower part of the tug, at a. Said lever is curved betweenthe pivot and its upper end to fit more closely around the thill, andbears with its concave side against the inner side of the thill, asshown clearly in the drawings. The said lever or clamp, E, has its upperend bifurcated to lie uponeach side of the part of the tug wherethepivot passes through. In the,

lower end of said lever is a loop or eye, e, to which the strap,F,'which passes below the body of the horse to the opposite sidethereof, is connected.

It will be apparent that the tighter the strap, F, is drawn the more thelever or clamp, E, will press against the thill, and also, that at thesame time the clamp on the tug on the opposite side of the horse willlikewise press against the otherthill, entirely preventing all poundingand undue wear. It will be noticeable also that should the breechingbreak by accidenuthe shafts could not slip through the tugs as the hookson the shafts would come in contact with the tugs and prevent furtherI 1. The combinationfwith the shaft tug,

formed of a closed ring, of a leverpivoted intermediate of its lengthtothe lower side of the tug, a loop in the lower end of said lever,

and a strap connected with said loop, as, and

for the purpose set forth. r

2. The combination with the shaft tug, formed of an irregular shapedring, of a lever pivoted intermediate of its length to the lower side ofthe tug and having its upper end curved to lie with its concave sideagainst the shaft, a loop in the lower end of said lever, and a strapconnected with said loop, as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination with the gig-saddle and the shaft-tug, formed of anirregular metallic closed ring, of a lever pivoted intermediate of itslength to the lower side of the tug and having its upper end curved andbifurcated to lie on opposite sides of the said tug, means to secure thetug to the gig-saddle, and a loop in the lower end of thelever toreceive a connection, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunt signed my name.

JAY D. HARRIGAN. [L. s.]

-Witnesses:

MARK W. DEWEY, R. S. DEWEY.

